Summoning

Icon of Summoning combat ability in Divinity: Original Sin 2

Icon of Summoning combat ability in Divinity: Original Sin 2

Summoning is a combat ability, that utilises magic known as summoning, and is essential for learning and casting Summoning skills in Divinity: Original Sin 2.

Description

Characteristics

Summoning combat ability allows character to streghten their summoned creatures and totems. Summoning combat ability has the widest array of damage types, ranging from elemental to physical damage. This depends on whether caster uses skills to deal damage directly (in which case it is random damage type) or relies on their summoned creatures and totems. The damage types that can be caused by offensive skills and summoned creatures are:

Damage	Armour	Resistance	Surface
Fire	File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic	File:Fire Resistance Icon.png Fire	Fire
Air	File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic	File:Air Resistance Icon.png Air	Electrified Blood/Ice/Water
Earth	File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic	File:Earth Resistance Icon.png Earth	Oil
Poison	File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic	File:Poison Resistance Icon.png Poison	Poison
Water	File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic	File:Water Resistance Icon.png Water	Water/Ice
Physical	File:Physical Armour Icon.png Physical	Physical	Blood

Summoning combat ability is by default used by 1 preset class. The Conjurer, which is a mage preset class, who uses Summoning alongside Leadership combat ability.

Summoning on its own offers 2 summon spells, 10 support spells and 3 offensive spells. Craftable spells that include Summoning offer 8 supportive spells. Overall Summoning offers 18 support spells, 3 offensive spells, utility spells and 2 summon spells.

Summoning ability on its own empowers summoned entities by increasing their Vitality, Physical Armour, Magic Armour and Damage. The bonus is derived from the amount of Vitality, Armour and Damage values of the summoner. The amount of points in Summoning indicates how large the derived bonus will be. Whether it will be only 30 % (equal to 3 points in Summoning) or 100 % (equal to 10 points in Summoning). In order to learn all Summoning spells, the character needs 5 points in Summoning (either by investment or by bonuses from items).

Table of Vitality, Armour and Damage bonuses per point in Summoning

Level	Vitality, Armour and Damage Bonuses	Level	Vitality, Armour and Damage Bonuses
1	+ 10 %	2	+ 20 %
3	+ 30 %	4	+ 40 %
5	+ 50 %	6	+ 60 %
7	+ 70 %	8	+ 80 %
9	+ 90 %	10	+ 100 %

Damage of Summoning Skills

Damage in Divinity: Original Sin 2 is calculated through this exact formula: Damage = (Base Damage) x (1 + Elemental Bonus%) x (1 + Attribute Bonus% + Weapon Skill Bonus% + Misc Bonuses% [if attack]) x (1 + High Ground Bonus% + Crit Bonus%) x ( 1 + Misc Bonus% [if spell])

Due to skills under Summoning ability being spells they all use the following formula for damage: (Base Damage) x (1 + Elemental Bonus%) x (1 + Attribute Bonus% + Weapon Skill Bonus %) x (1 + High Ground Bonus% + Crit Bonus%) x ( 1 + Misc Bonus %)

Since Summoning provides bonus Vitality, Damage and Armour to summoned creature, the character investing in Summoning cannot boost their summoned creatures and totems by investing in other combat abilities as they provide bonus solely to the character who has points in them. Arguably it may be best to invest points in other combat abilities so that character can create surfaces, further boost their summoned creature or deal additional damage.

Therefore the most crucial elements for damage of Summoning skills themselves are: Level of the caster, Summoning ability, Intelligence attribute, High ground bonus and Critical Hit bonus.

Summoning skills DO NOT rely on the base damage done by weapons. However weapons affect damage done if they provide boost to any of the corresponding damage dealt. If weapon grants bonus to Summoning it will improve the summoned creature as well.

Surfaces and Status Effects

Summoning ability skills focus on transforming the body of caster or their chosen foe as well as changing their surroundings. Summoning skills are also capable of causing a variety of status effects. Below is a table listing all effects caused by Summoning combat ability skills and craftable skills.

Traders

Following table shows all NPCs who are guaranteed to sell summoning spellbooks, with their location and coordinates in the right column, from them. The location shown in the table (and the coordinates) are only for the initial location the NPC is in.

Summoning Skills

Ability Based

Following tables and sub-sections show Summoning spells that can be learnt by character if they have enough point in Summoning ability. All of these spells can be crafted by combining corresponding scroll with blank summoning skillbook or high tier blank summoning skillbook. Note that not all spells have craftable scrolls. In base game (without cheats) spells from 9 level onward (Adept, Expert and Master tiers) can be gained only after escaping Reaper's Eye island.

Each spell belongs to a tier that is determined through characters level that determines whether it can be found and purchased and requires certain level in Summoning ability in order to memorise the spell. Higher Tier spells may require more memory in order to use them in combat, this especially applies to spells that require Source in order to cast them.

Table of all base Summoning Skills

Tier	Skill	Description	Cost	Summoning
Starter (Level 1)	File:Conjure Incarnate.png Conjure Incarnate	Conjure a personal elemental that matches the ground surface it's summoned onto. Your incarnate can be buffed with Infusions. Once you hit Summoning ability level of 10, a colossal Incarnate Champion will answer your summons!	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	1
	File:Dimensional Bolt.png Dimensional Bolt	Shoot a volatile bolt that deals damage of a random type, and then creates a corresponding surface.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Elemental Totem.png Elemental Totem	Target a ground surface and conjure a totem of the corresponding element. Each turn, this totem will fire a projectile at enemies in sight.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Farsight Infusion.png Farsight Infusion	Unlock ranged attack for your Incarnate. Provides File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic Armour (amount depends on your level). Increases damage by 25%.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Novice (Level 4)	File:Power Infusion.png Power Infusion	Unlock Whirlwind and Rush for your Incarnate. Provides File:Physical Armour Icon.png Physical Armour (amount depends on your level). Increases damage by 25%.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	2
	File:Rallying Cry.png Rallying Cry	Target character regenerates Vitality and File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic Armour according to the number of allied characters and totems in their vicinity.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Supercharger.png Supercharger	Target totem or summon deals 100% more base damage during its next turn, but then dies.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Adept (Level 9)	File:Dominate Mind.png Dominate Mind	Charm target non-allied character, causing them to join your side in combat for the duration of the status.	3 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	2
	File:Shadow Infusion.png Shadow Infusion	Incarnate learns how to go invisible and strike foes with corrosive slash. Increases damage by 25%.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Soul Mate.png Soul Mate	Bind yourself to target character, copying any healing or Armour restoration you receive to them. Clears: File:Frozen.png Frozen File:Stunned.png Stunned File:Knocked Down.png Knocked Down File:Petrified.png Petrified	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Door to Eternity.png Door to Eternity	Give all summons and totems around you a status that prevents them dying from damage or disappearing when their life runs out.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 1 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	3
Expert (Level 13)	File:Planar Gateway.png Planar Gateway	Conjure two linked gateways that allow any character to instantly travel between them up to four times.	0 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 2 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	3
Master (Level 16)	File:Cannibalize.png Cannibalize	Destroy an allied summon or totem. Receive their current Vitality, Physical Armour and Magic Armour.	3 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	3
	File:Warp Infusion.png Warp Infusion	Incarnate learns a teleport skill, and a skill to swap places with its master. Increases damage by 25%.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
	File:Ethereal Storm.png Ethereal Storm	Unpredictable projectiles from distant planes strike a target area, dealing random elemental damage to enemies or healing allies.	4 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 3 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	5

Craftable

Following skillbooks are classified as craftable for they can be obtained only by crafting them. They cannot be bought from any trader in the game. However it is possible to get them as quest reward or find them as random loot.

Base skillbooks are obtained whenever non-source Summoning skillbook is combined with another non-source skillbook. Resulting skillbook will be a mix of both skillbooks and will require investment in both combat abilities under which the skillbooks belong. Example: In order to learn and cast Fire Infusion, character needs 1 point in both Pyrokinetic and Summoning combat abilities.

Source skillbooks are obtained whenever non-source Summoning skillbook is combined with source skillbook and vice versa. One way or another there has to be source skillbook involved in crafting otherwise the resulting book will be non-source skillbook. Like base craftable skillbooks these also cannot be bought from traders in game.

Table of all craftable Summoning Skills

Type	Skill	Description	Cost	Secondary Ability
Base (Summoning 1)	File:Fire Infusion.png Fire Infusion	Changes Incarnate's element to fire, unlocking Fireball.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Pyrokinetic 1
	File:Poison Infusion.png Poison Infusion	Changes Incarnate's element to poison, unlocking Poison Dart.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Geomancer 1
	File:Water Infusion.png Water Infusion	Changes Incarnate's element to water, unlocking Restoration.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Hydrosophist 1
	File:Electric Infusion.png Electric Infusion	Changes Incarnate's element to electricity, unlocking Electric Discharge.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png	Aerotheurge 1
Source (Summoning 2)	File:Necrofire Infusion.png Necrofire Infusion	Changes Incarnate's element to necrofire, unlocking Fireball and Epidemic of Fire.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 2 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Pyrokinetic 2
	File:Acid Infusion.png Acid Infusion	Changes Incarnate's element to acid, unlocking Poison Dart and Acid Spores.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 2 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Geomancer 2
	File:Ice Infusion.png Ice Infusion	Changes Incarnate's element to blessed ice, unlocking Restoration and Steam Lance.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 2 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Hydrosophist 2
	File:Cursed Electric Infusion.png Cursed Electric Infusion	Changes Incarnate's element to cursed electricity, unlocking Electric Discharge and Closed Circuit.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 2 SP File:Source Point Icon.png	Aerotheurge 2

List of Summons

Following table shows a list of all available summons in the game (including the ones exclusive to Origin characters and their personal quests). All of these summons are affected by the Summoning combat ability.

Notes

• Without Gift Bag feature: Pet Power none of these summons with the exception of Incarnate can be infused with Infusions.
• The skill Summon Cat Familiar is missing "white" skill description in the game itself. The "Italic" text indicates editor made-up description. Missing description is most common with NPC exclusive skills (see: Other skills section).

Table of all Summons in base game

Skill	Description	Available Skills	Attainment
File:Conjure Incarnate.png Conjure Incarnate	Conjure a personal elemental that matches the ground surface it's summoned onto. Your incarnate can be buffed with Infusions. Once you hit Summoning ability level of 10, a colossal Incarnate Champion will answer your summons!	File:Provoke.png Provoke	Starter Summoning
File:Raise Bloated Corpse.png Raise Bloated Corpse	Target a corpse to raise a bloated cadaver that fights for you. It can explode, dealing Physical Damage.	File:Vile Burst.png Vile Burst	Starter Necromancer
File:Raise Bone Widow.png Raise Bone Widow	Raise a walking pile of bones which can devour corpses to restore Vitality and receive a stacking Damage buff.	File:Burrow.png Burrow File:Devour Corpse.png Devour Corpse	Adept Necromancer
File:Summon Cat Familiar.png Summon Cat Familiar	Summon black cat familiar to aid you in combat.	File:Feline Leap.png Feline Leap File:Swap Places.png Swap Places	Get the Black Cat out of Fort Joy
File:Summon Condor.png Summon Condor	Summons a condor that will aid you in combat.	File:Flight 2.png Flight File:Peck.png Peck File:Gust.png Gust	A top Dwarven Tower in Stonegarden
File:Summon Dragonling.png Summon Dragonling	Summons a Newt to help you in combat.	File:Flight.png Flight File:Firebrand.png Firebrand File:Flaming Tongues.png Flaming Tongues File:Ignition.png Ignition File:Fireball.png Fireball	Reward for completing For the Love of a Red Lizard
File:Summon Fire Slug.png Summon Fire Slug	Summon a fire slug. Your fire slug can create fire surfaces and launch linear fire attacks.	File:Battering Ram.png Slug Rush File:Laser Ray.png Laser Ray	Adept Pyrokinetic
File:Summon Hungry Flower.png Summon Hungry Flower	Plant can lob acidic spores and emit cursed poison clouds.	File:Acid Spore Icon (DOS2).png Acid Spore File:Poison Wave.png Poison Wave File:All In.png All In	Adept Geomancer
File:Summon Ifan's Soul Wolf.png Summon Ifan's Soul Wolf	Summons your trusty Soul Wolf, which can Howl and Bite enemies.	File:Wolf Howl.png Wolf Howl File:Vicious Bite.png Vicious Bite	Source skill exclusive to Ifan ben-Mezd
File:Summon Oily Blob.png Summon Oily Blob	Fling an Oil blob at target point, dealing earth damage in the area. Oil blob deals earth damage with melee attacks and leaves an oil puddle on death.	File:Fossil Strike.png Fossil Strike File:Turn to oil.png Turn to Oil	Adept Polymorph
File:Wind-Up Toy.png Wind-Up Toy	Summon a mechanical bomber at the target point. The bomber can explode, dealing fire damage and producing a fire surface.	File:Fireball.png Suicide	Master Scoundrel

Other Skills

Outside of player accesible and craftable skills, there are skills exclusive to NPCs that are also clasiffied as Summoning. Some of these are also accessible in Game Master Mode. Following table also includes skills exclusive to Gift Bag features such as Pet Power which allows player character to cast Infusions unto any summoned creature. These infusions sometimes grant unique skills unseen in the base game.

Note: "Italic" text indicates editor made text as the skill itself in game is missing description (most common with NPC exclusive skills).

Table of all Summoning Skills

Type	Skill	Description	Cost
NPC Exclusive	Fate of the Sworn	The Kraken summons an Undead sworn to the God King to aid it and its master in combat.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Summon Exclusive	File:Feline Leap.png Cat Jump	Jump to higher ground.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Summon Exclusive	File:Peck.png Peck	Peck and claw at the target, dealing piercing damage and setting Blind.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Summon Exclusive	File:Terrify.png Terrify	Destroy Magic Armour on target enemy. They are Terrified for 2 turns.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Summon Exclusive	File:Demonic Tutelage.png Demonic Tutelage	Your inner demon actively watches over you. When an enemy approaches in melee range, they will be pummelled by a demonic fist dealing physical damage.	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Game Master Mode	File:Destroy Summon.png Destroy Summon	Deal immense damage to summoned creature.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Game Master Mode	Summon Poison Slug	Summon a poisonous slug at the target point. The slug can barf poison at your enemies.	2 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Gift Bag: Pet Power	File:Blood Infusion.png Blood Infusion	Summon gains increased Physical Resistance and Armour and an additional Necromancer skill (depending on summon).	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Gift Bag: Pet Power	File:Oil Infusion.png Oil Infusion	Summon becomes immune to Earth damage and gains an additional Geomancer skill (depending on summon).	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png
Gift Bag: Pet Power	File:Cursed Blood Infusion.png Cursed Blood Infusion	Summon gains increased Physical Resistance and Armour. Also grants Grasp of the Starved and an additional Necromancer skill (depending on summon).	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 2 AP File:Source Point Icon.png
Gift Bag: Pet Power	File:Cursed Oil Infusion.png Cursed Oil Infusion	Summon becomes immune to Earth damage. Also grants Dust Blast and an additional Geomancer skill (depending on summon).	1 AP File:Action Point Icon.png 2 AP File:Source Point Icon.png

Items

While, the Summoning combat ability does not affect damage done by caster, items such as arrows and grenades that create surfaces can prove useful to Summoner who wishes to infuse their incarnate with water without having to learn the skill needed for it. Note that it is not possible to use Source, Webbed, Lava or cursed/blessed surfaces to infuse Incarnate.

Equipment

Summoning combat ability is best paired with weapons that create surfaces ie. wands and equipment that increases Intelligence attribute, alongside Summoning combat ability.

List of Weapons

Table of all Weapons associated with Summoning

Item	Description	Item	Description
File:Unique Lizard Dagger Rune.png Venombite	Dagger 16-18 Physical damage Set File:Poisoned.png Poisoned for 2 turns (20 % chance) + 1 Summoning 1 empty rune slot	File:Chamore Doran.png Chamore Doran	Wand 16-18 Air damage Set File:Sleeping.png Sleeping for 1 turn (20 % chance) Grants Immunity to File:Sleeping.png Sleeping File:Vaporise.png Vaporise + 2 Intelligence + 1 Dual Wielding + 1 Aerotheurge + 1 Summoning

Table of all Armour and Jewellery associated with Summoning

Item	Description	Item	Description
File:Ruvola.png Ruvola	Chest Armour 91 Physical armour 643 Magic armour Reflect 20% of melee damage as earth damage + 2 Constitution + 5 Intelligence + 2 Wits + 2 Summoning + 286 Health + 10 % Fire resistance + 10 % Water resistance + 10 % Air resistance + 10 % Earth resistance 1 empty rune slot	File:Band of the Faithful.png Band of the Faithful	Ring 152 Magic armour + 2 Intelligence + 1 Pyrokinetic + 1 Summoning + 117 Health + 0.1 Movement

Runes

All equipment that has rune slots can be inserted with runes that will grant them additional properties. Most important runes for all who rely on Summoning combat ability and high amount of Physical/Magic Armour are the Masterwork Rune and Venom Rune.

The Masterwork Rune increases physical damage when inserted into weapon. However it will increase File:Physical Armour Icon.png Physical Armour if inserted into armour instead. Lastly, if inserted into necklace or ring, it will increase File:Magic Armour Icon.png Magic Armour. Mystical Masterwork Rune of any size provides 1 point bonus to either Constitution (if inserted into armour), Wits (if inserted into weapon) and Memory (if inserted into any necklace or ring) alongside its base effect. Masterwork Rune of Power of any size will always provide bonus to Strength (depending on its size) whenever inserted into any equipment.

Venom Rune increases poison damage when inserted into weapon. However it will increase File:Poison Resistance Icon.png Poison Resistance if inserted into armour. And lastly, if inserted into necklace or ring, it will increase Accuracy. Mystical Venom Rune of any size provides 1 point bonus to either Summoning (if inserted into armour), Perseverance (if inserted into weapon) and Necromancer (if inserted into any necklace or ring) alongside its base effect. Venom Rune of Power of any size will always provide bonus to Finesse (depending on its size) whenever inserted into any equipment.